Rodanstown Motte

Rodanstown Motte
Móta Bhaile Uí Rodáin (Irish)
Rodanstown Motte is located in Ireland
Rodanstown Motte
Location within Ireland
53°25′04″N 6°38′40″W / 53.41789°N 6.64454°W / 53.41789; -6.64454
TypeMotte
PeriodsGaelic Ireland
LocationRodanstown, County Meath, Ireland
History
Built11th century AD?
Site notes
Materialearth
Diameter82 metres (269 ft)
Circumference260 metres (850 ft)
Public accessNone

Rodanstown Motte is a medieval archaeological site located in County Meath, Ireland.

Location

Rodanstown Motte is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) northeast of Kilcock.

Description

Rodanstown Motte is "one of the best surviving examples of Norman defensive earthworks in Ireland." It is a multivallate ringfort. The trees on its top are sycamores.

References

  1. ↑ "Baile Uí Rodáin/Rodanstown". logainm.ie.
  2. ↑ "Batterstown Kilcloon Heritage trail | Discover Boyne Valley Meath, Ireland". www.discoverboynevalley.ie.
  3. ↑ "APPENDIX I: DESK-BASED CASE STUDIES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Actes du Colloque International: de Maynooth (Irland), 23-30 août 2002. (2004). Germany: Publications du CRAHM.
  5. ↑ "Batterstown Kilcloon Heritage". Batterstown Kilcloon Heritage.
  6. ↑ "Townlands in Rodanstown". www.townlands.ie.
  7. ↑ "Exploring Historic Walking Trails of the Boyne Valley This Summer | Discover Boyne Valley Meath, Ireland". www.discoverboynevalley.ie.
  8. ↑ Sweetman, D., Sweetman, P. D. (1999:6). Medieval Castles of Ireland. Ireland: Collins Press.
  9. ↑ "Ireland In Ruins: Old Rodanstown Church & Rath Co Meath". 1 February 2021.